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Cancelling the season due to coronavirus would be "disastrous" for clubs' finances, says Rochdale chief executive

Bottomley

PA Images | Despite the serious financial implications, Rochdale are well-equipped to deal with the situation due to the recent sale of Luke Matheson to Wolves.

Cancelling the club's remaining six home games would mean a quarter-million-pound hole in Rochdale's finances, according to their chief executive, David Bottomley, speaking to the BBC.

Despite the serious financial implications, Rochdale are well-equipped to deal with the situation due to the recent sale of Luke Matheson to Wolves.

16 March 2020 - 10:15 AM

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